Tea With The Witch—May

May’s Baba Yaga was inspired by those fortunetelling teacup sets that were popular in the past and have experienced a bit of a revival in recent years. I used the Sharpie pen method to decorate the cup and saucer.

I put four objects on the saucer that are common symbols related to the witch—a skull, a broom, a stove and an amanita muscaria mushroom.

I’ve got some lovely, smoky Russian Caravan tea that will be ever so appropriate to drink out of this set. What will the tea leaves say? We shall see…

13 Baba Yagas is the chronicle of my own personal spiritual journey told through art and the world of fairy tales. What began as a single project for an art challenge, based on the mythic Russian character of Baba Yaga, has turned into a year long project. Each month I aim to present a different interpretation of the fairy tale witch in whatever medium comes to me as appropriate. I will also share other art projects along the way as they evolve.